Entry tags:

britannic, levity

Who: Hellcat, Britannic
When: February 23rd, 2008 (evening)
Where: Xavier's; Brian and Piotr's room
What: alone time
Status: in progress
Rating: PG-13

"Kitten?" Brian poked his head in the door, fully aware that no one but Eddie should be in her shared room. He’d seen Zap and Pete off earlier that day and they’d yet to return. "Not you. I didn’t mean you." Hellcat’s pet was winding at his feet where he stood in the doorway. “Shoo, Rex. Shoo,” his hands made brushing gestures toward the interior of the room and his eyes darted around. "You in the loo?" No, there was her backside sticking out of the closet. "Ah." He bent and scooped up the cat who was still rubbing orange fur onto his jeans, and held the beast in his arms as he moved over to ask what he’d intended to.

Ha, found it! Eddie grinned in triumph as she picked up the sweater she'd been searching for. She turned, still grinning, when she heard Brian's question. "I found my sweater!" she held the green garment out for him to see. She'd decided that the room needed tidying, beginning with the closet. It looked like a tornado had gone through it. Her other hand quickly closed the door, so Brian wouldn't see the mess behind her (not that it made much difference given his height). "You through working for the night?"

"In the lab." Brian grinned widely and tossed Rex on the Eddie's bed, then moved forward. "Yay, sweaters!" he cheered, mostly ignoring what her words actually meant. He lowered his shoulder and crouched so that it was at her midsection, then scooped her up onto his shoulder. "You can bring it with you, if you'd like to, love." He didn't say where they were going, but it was sort of implied. He had an agenda and she was first on his list. He made for her door, and when he reached it, used his left hand to open it. After passing through, Eddie in tow, he closed the door again (politely) and made tracks for his and Pete's room.

"Oh!" Eddie squeaked when Brian picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. It made her light-headed and giddy, and other feelings arose at his words. "No...I think I'll just leave it here." she said, her voice breathy. She dropped the forgotten sweater on top of Rex, who looked grumpy. She couldn't help but laugh as Brian carried her out of the room. Thank God Pete wasn't in their room.

Thank God Pete wasn't in their room. Brian repeated the action at his door and moved into the room just far enough to toss Eddie safely onto his own bed and then peeled off his hoodie. He crouched to untie his shoes, then slipped them off within a matter of seconds. He was making a beeline to the bed, himself, when he heard his phone sound off with a text message. Noooo. No no no. He'd answer it later. "So," he plopped down next to Eddie, casually working at the button on her jeans while he continued, "How was your day?"

Eddie bounced slightly when she hit the mattress. She raised her head to watch Brian strip. Her stomach did a flip flop as she took in his
powerful physique. "Wow." Her eyebrows went up when Brian's phone went off, but she forgot about it when he started undoing the button on her pants. "It was all right. But I know it's about to get a whole lot better."